Education.
Virginia Tech — 2000-2005
BFA in Graphic Design
Experience.
UserTesting.com — Mountainview, CA / Atlanta, GA
Nov. 2011 – present
Staff Engineer
- Full-stack contributing engineer
- Leading major initiatives specifically around front-end architecture
- Technical lead for specific product areas
- Vital role in hiring and culture growth
Sr. Software Engineer, Manager
- Full-stack contributing engineer
- Managed and helped grow other engineers
- Vital role in hiring and culture growth
- Squad lead for multiple squads
Sr. Front-end Engineer
- Front-end development and maintenance (HTML/JS/CSS)
- Ruby and Ruby on Rails development
- Product design and UX
Patch — New York, NY
Mar. 2011 – Nov. 2011
Software Engineer
- Front-end development and maintenance (HTML/JS/CSS)
- Implementing and maintaining social features to publications
- Helping out by making the editorial community’s job easier through UX
UpTake Networks — Palo Alto, CA
Sept. 2010 – Feb. 2011
Senior Front-end UI Developer
Please Note: Acquired RealTravel in August 2010
- Led A/B testing efforts and increased revenue by 30% in one month
- Implementing of UX testing on consumer site with ~2Million visitors
- Maintained & developed HTML5/CSS/JS for more than 60 million pages
RealTravel — Palo Alto, CA
Sept. 2008 – Feb. 2011
Senior Front-end UI Developer
- Converted front-end to use Ruby on Rails from .net
- Designed new branding and look/feel based on site persona
- Maintained & developed CSS/xHTML/JS for more than 60 million pages
- Led UX discussion & development
- Implemented A/B and user testing mentality
- Agile developer on a Scrum team and Certified Scrum Master
- Designed & developed new features revenue streaming features
ImpDesigns — Raleigh, NC
Jun. 2008 – Aug. 2008
Lead Front-end Designer & Developer
- Designed & developed front-end UI for use in Ruby on Rails and PHP applications
Outside.in — Brooklyn, NY
Mar. 2008 – May 2008
Contract Web Developer
- Helped maintain current CSS/HTML codebase
- Helped to implement new features
Reccenter.com — New York, NY
Oct. 2006 – Feb. 2008
Lead Front-end Designer & Developer
- Designed & developed front-end UI in Ruby on Rails
- Created Flash media players
- Led discussion in user experience
ImpDesigns — Raleigh, NC
May 2005 – Sept. 2006
Graphic & Web Designer
- Designed & developed front-end UI
- Created HTML/CSS templates
- Developed in PHP and Ruby on Rails
- Print and pre-press designer
Freelance.
Indierock Media / Reccenter, LLC.
2005 – present
Lead Front-end Developer & Designer
ChrisSloan.info
2004 – present
Graphic Designer & Web Developer
Skillsets.
- xHTML, HTML5
- CSS2, CSS3
- JavaScript, AngularJS, Backbone, jQuery, Prototype, MooTools
- Ruby on Rails, Ruby, RSpec, PHP, FBML
- Git, Subversion
- TDD
- ActionScript
- Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, Flex
- InDesign, Lightroom
- Pencil, pen & paper
- OSX, Microsoft Windows
- Certified Scrum Master
